Farm Animal Existence in Peril
Do you remember how the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were created? It was through some stored gene species in test tubes to which they were mated with another specie frogs. While this may not be totally the same with the current issue at hand, groups such as Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have proposed that the same be used to help avoid potential extinction of farm animals. Yep, you heard it right, farm animals and not the usual wild animals.
Unlike for wild animals, the case of farm animals is based more on food consumption and demand by consumers all over the world. While there are still some good supplies of the common farm animals, they may not last long if the breeding is not done properly and seriously.
An over-reliance on just a few breeds of a handful of farm animal species, such as high-milk-yielding Holstein-Friesian cows, egg-laying White Leghorn chickens, and fast-growing Large White pigs, is causing the loss of an average of one livestock breed every month according to a recently released report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The black-and-white Holstein-Friesian dairy cow, for example, is now found in 128 countries and in all regions of the world. An astonishing 90 percent of cattle in industrialized countries come from only six very tightly defined breeds.
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